Hydrocarbon-burner



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HYDROGARBON BURNER. A No. 568,332. I -Patented'sept- 29, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries. v

EDWARD T. BURGESS, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

HYDROCARBON-BU RN ER.

SPECIFIATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,332, dated September 29, 1896.

` 'Application had Detente? 12, 1895. serial No. 571,862. (No man.) i

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD` T. BURGEss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oolumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented'a certain new and useful Improvement in Hydrocarbon-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of hydrocarbon-burners, and the objects of my invention are to providean improved gasgenerating mechanism for gasolene or similar stoves and to produce certain improvements in details of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fully proved generating attachment.

pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my im- Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line a; x of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of the generator drip-cup.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 represents a gasolene-stove wall, andv 2 represents the burner, which is supported on the inner side of said wall. This burner is substantially the same as shown in former patent, No. 364,986, dated June 14, 1887, granted to Josiah Burgess, and consists, as indicated in the drawings, of an exteriorgcylinder 3, the latter being` provided on its upper side with a longitudinal burner-head 4. This burner further consists in an internal smaller cylinder 5, the outer end of which communicates with an opening 6, formed in the stove-wall 1.

7 represents the supply and generator pipe, which, as shown in the drawings, extends outward from the interior of the stove-body at a point above the burner 2, and thence extends downward to a point in front of the opening 6, at which point said generator-pipe is provided with an outwardly-extending stem 8, which contains the usual needle-point valve, the opening 9 of the latter being, as shown, directly in front of the stove-openin g 6. The inner end of the stem 8, in which is contained said needle-point-valve opening 9, is projected into the mouth of an opening 10 in the vertical wall of a bracket 11, the upper portion of said bracket being horizontal and extending outward from the stove-wall 1 at a point above the openin g 6 therein, and thence extending downward in front of and past said opening 6. Atveach end the vertical portionof this bracket is provided with downward extensions 13, the lower ends of which are supported upon` a horizontally-arranged shelf or bracket 14, which extends outward from the wall 1.

11a represents guide-lugs which project from the upper portion of the bracket 11 and y form a guideway for the vertical portion ofr wardly-projecting guide-flange 18, which, as

shown in the drawings, extends in a direction parallel with the vertical back wall 19 of the cup. The flange 18 and wall 19 are, however, open or removed toward one end of the cupto form an outlet for an upwardly-extending shield 20, which rises from the extension 17, and the inclined floor of which leads into the cup, as shown. As indicated in the drawings, the guide-channel, which is formed between the flange 18 and wall 19, is

adapted to receive loosely the lower portion of the vertical wall of the bracket 11. One end of the cup-body is provided with a rigid handle-arm 21, which extends in the direction of the length of the cup. Near the bottom of the cup is formed a short upwardlyprojecting boss or gage 22, which is of less `height than-the height of said cup-walls and which is adapted to be used for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

The cup-body, formed as above described, is adapted to rest upon the bracket or platform 14, the latter being preferably formed with a vertical opening therethrough, as indicated at 14a. 23 represents a suitable friction-plate or spring-strip, which has one of its ends secured to the upper side of the bracket 14 below the cup-body and which has its remaining end projecting over the opening 14, said spring-strip or friction-plate being adapted to spring or press slightly upward against the under side of the cup and thereby afford sufficient frictionall resistance to pre- IOO vent the cup from voluntarily sliding back and forth in its seat. Those portions of the generator-pipe and stem S which are immediately in front of the bracket ll are practically concealed by a perforated flame-screen 2G.

Fitting about the vertical arm of the generator-pipe 7, above the upper open end of the screen 26, is a deflector-plate 28. Above this deiiector-plate and about the upper end portion of the generator-pipe is supported from the stove-wall an outwardly and downwardly projecting hood 3 In utilizing my improved generating apparatus the drip-cup is moved to the desired position by the movement of the outwardlyprojecting handle-arm 2l. In this movement of the drip-cup the vertical portion of the bracket ll serves as a guide for said cup. Then the drip-cup has been so moved as to bring the shield 2O opposite the needle-point opening of the valve, the stem of said valve, which is indicated at 3l, is opened and the oil con tained in the generator-pipe is discharged therefrom through said needle-point opening. In case the valve is opened a sufficient distance, it is evident that the stream of outgoing oil will pass through the opening l0 of the bracket and be directed against the shield 20, from which it will flow downward into the cup beneath the lower edge of the bracket. However, it is deemed preferable to turn the valve but slowly, allowing the oil which then escapes without great force from the needle-point opening to follow the generator-pipe downward and drop therefrom directly into the cup. It is evident, however, that in the operation of my device a portion of the oil may thus be allowed to drip oit the lower end of the generator, even though the discharge is sufiicient to cause the remaining portion thereof to strike the shield 20. Sufiicient oil having been thus discharged in said cup, said oil is ignited. The heat from the cup operates by contact with the generatorpiping to generate gas therein in the usual manner. The oil having been ignited, the cup is made to slide longitudinally by proper movement of the lever 2l until the shield 2O is moved to one side of the burner-opening (i. rlhe valve 3l may now be opened and the gas leading from the needle-point opening thereof will be discharged directly into the burnertube 5.

While the screen 2G will serve to confine the iiame rising from the cup about the desired portion oi' the generator-piping, it is evident that the detlector or shield 28, which is arranged above said screen, will serve to deflect the iiame and heat downward and assist in confining it in the desired space about the junction of the pipe-arms 7 and 8. The hood 30 will also serve as a defleetor to prevent thc rising'of the heat, iamc, or smoke above the desired limit. It will be observed that while the guideway or channel which is formed between the walls 18 and 19 serves as a loose way for the lower edge of the bracket 1l, said guideways are at such height above the cup-bottom as to prevent any escape of oil therethrough from the cup.

In order to provide means for indicating to the eye of the operator the extent to which the cup has been filled, I provide the bottom of the cup with the projecting gage 22. Vhen sufficient oil has been directed into the cup to cover the upper side of the boss or gage, it will be apparent to the operator that sullicient oil for generating purposes has been discharged into said cup.

Owing to the use of the friction-plate 23, it is evident that any tendency of the cup to slide in either direction voluntarily in ease the stove is tipped slightly from a horizontal position will be obviated.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a hydrocarbon-burner the combination with a stove-body, a burner supported therein, an oil-supply and generator pipe running above said burner and extending downward in front of the latter, an opening in the stove-wall communicating with the interior of the burner and a valve in said generatorpipc opposite said stove-wall opening, ot a laterally-movable cup having a shield projection on its inner side, said cup being provided with a longitudinal guideway on its upper side and a bracket-plate ll rigidly supported between the stove-wall-burner opening and the lower portion of the generator-pipe, said plate ll having an opening therein and having its lower edge bearing loosely in the longitudinal channel of said cup, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a hydrocarbon-burner the combination witha burner, a generator and a valve in said generator opposite said burner, of a laterally-m ovable cup beneath said generator, a shield 2O projecting from said cup, said shield adapted by the movement of the cup to be interposed between the generator and burner, a rear wall for said cup, an extension in rear of said wall, a iiange projecting from said extension and parallel with said rear wall, the bottom of the channel between said wall and flange being on a higher plane than the bottom of the cup, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a hydrocarbon-burner the combination with a burner, a generator and a valve in said generator opposite said burner, of a lateral ly-movable cup beneath said generator, a shield 2O projecting from said cup, said shield adapted by the movement of the cup to be interposed between the generator and burner and a gage-boss 22 rising from the bottom of said cup and of less height than the latter, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

EDWTARD T. BURGESS. In presence of-M C. C. SHEPHERD, F. G. FULLINGroN.

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